PHOTOS: 57th World Press Photo winners

February 14, 2014

This picture by French photographer Phillipe Lopez, France, Agence France-Presse (AFP) won 1st Prize in Spot News Singles category of the 57th World Press Photo Contest, it was announced by the organizers in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 14 February 2014. It shows survivors of typhoon Haiyan marching during a religious procession in Tolosa, on the eastern island of Leyte. One of the strongest cyclones ever recorded, Haiyan left 8,000 people dead and missing and more than four million homeless after it hit the central Philippines. EPA/PHILIPPE LOPEZ / AFP ( THE NETHERLANDS WORLD PRESS PHOTO )

This picture by Swedish photographer Peter Holgersson won 1st Prize in Sports Feature Stories category of the 57th World Press Photo Contest, it was announced by the organizers in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 14 February 2014. It shows Swedish athlete Nadja Casadei feeling better just before her last treatment in Liding√∂, Sweden EPA/PETER HOLGERSSON / HO ( THE NETHERLANDS WORLD PRESS PHOTO )

This picture entittled 'Signal' by US photographer John Stanmeyer of the VII Photo Agency is the World Press Photo of the Year 2013 in the 57th World Press Photo Contest, it was announced by the organizers on 14 February 2014 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The picture shows African migrants on the shore of Djibouti city at night, raising their phones in an attempt to capture an inexpensive signal from neighboring Somalia‚Äîa tenuous link to relatives abroad. Djibouti is a common stop-off point for migrants in transit from such countries as Somalia, Ethiopia and Eritrea, seeking a better life in Europe and the Middle East. The picture also won 1st Prize in the Contemporary Issues category, and was shot for National Geographic. EPA/JOHN STANMEYER / VII AGENCY/ NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ( THE NETHERLANDS WORLD PRESS PHOTO )

This picture by US photographer Tyler Hicks, The New York Times won 2nd Prize in Spot News Stories category of the 57th World Press Photo Contest, it was announced by the organizers in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 14 February 2014. It shows a woman and children hiding in the mall. They escaped unharmed. Gunmen opened fire at an upscale Nairobi mall on 21 September 2013, killing at least 39 people in one of the worst terrorist attacks in Kenya's history. EPA/TYLER HICKS / NEW YORK TIMES ( THE NETHERLANDS WORLD PRESS PHOTO )

This picture by Serbian photographer Goran Tomasevic, Reuters, won 1st Prize in Spot News Stories category of the 57th World Press Photo Contest, it was announced by the organizers in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 14 February 2014. It shows Syrian rebel fighters taking cover as a tank shell explodes on a wall after their comrade was shot by sniper fire during heavy fighting in the Ain Tarma neighbourhood of Damascus, Syria. EPA/GORAN TOMASEVIC / REUTERS ( THE NETHERLANDS WORLD PRESS PHOTO )

This picture by German photographer Christian Ziegler, National Geographic magazine won 3rd Prize in Nature Stories category of the 57th World Press Photo Contest, it was announced by the organizers in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 14 February 2014. It shows a five-year-old bonobo turns out to be the most curious individual of a wild group of bonobos near the Kokolopori Bonobo Reserve, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. EPA/CHRISTIAN ZIEGLER / NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE ( THE NETHERLANDS WORLD PRESS PHOTO )

This picture by French photographer William Daniels, Panos Pictures for Time won 2nd Prize in General News Stories category of the 57th World Press Photo Contest, it was announced by the organizers in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 14 February 2014. It shows demonstrators gather on a street in Bangui to call for the resignation of interim President Michel Djotodia following the murder of Judge Modeste Martineau Bria by members of Seleka. Bangui, Central African Republic. EPA/WILLIAM DANIELS / PANOS PICTURES / TIME ( THE NETHERLANDS WORLD PRESS PHOTO )

This picture by Australian photographer Quinn Rooney, Getty Images won 3rd Prize in Sports Action Stories category of the 57th World Press Photo Contest, it was announced by the organizers in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 14 February 2014. It shows Daniel Arnamnart of Australia competing in the men's 100-meter backstroke during day two of the Australian Swimming Championships on 27 April 2013 at SA Aquatic and Leisure Centre in Adelaide, Australia. EPA/QUINN ROONEY / GETTY IMAGES ( THE NETHERLANDS WORLD PRESS PHOTO )

This picture by Italian photographer Alessandro Penso, Onoffpicture won 1st Prize in General News Singles category of the 57th World Press Photo Contest, it was announced by the organizers in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 14 February 2014. It shows temporary accommodation for Syrian refugees in Sofia, Bulgaria. EPA/ALESSANDRO PENSO / ONOFFPICTURE ( THE NETHERLANDS WORLD PRESS PHOTO )

This picture by German photographer Julius Schrank for de Volkskrant won 1st Prize in Daily Life Singles category of the 57th World Press Photo Contest, it was announced by the organizers in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 14 February 2014. It shows Kachin Independence Army fighters drinking and celebrating at a funeral of one of their commanders who died that day before. The city is under siege by the Burmese army. EPA/JULIUS SCHRANK / DE VOLKSKRANT ( THE NETHERLANDS WORLD PRESS PHOTO )

This picture by US photographer Sara Naomi Lewkowicz won 1st Prize in Contemporary Issues Stories category of the 57th World Press Photo Contest, it was announced by the organizers in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 14 February 2014. It shows Shane and Maggie fighting as Memphis (L) ran into the room, a portrait of domestic violence, in Lancaster, USA. EPA/SARA LEWKOWICZ / TIME ( THE NETHERLANDS WORLD PRESS PHOTO )

This picture by Polish photographer Andrzej Grygiel, PAP-Polska Agencja Prasowa won 2nd Prize in Sports Action Singles category of the 57th World Press Photo Contest, it was announced by the organizers in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 14 February 2014. It shows a competitor at International Ski Championship in Szczyrk, Poland, 24 March 2013. EPA/ANDRZEJ GRYGIEL / PAP ( THE NETHERLANDS WORLD PRESS PHOTO )

This picture by photographer Fred Ramos, El Salvador won 1st Prize in Daily Life Stories category of the 57th World Press Photo Contest, it was announced by the organizers in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 14 February 2014. It shows cloths found on 01 February 2013. Time 3:45 P.M. Location: a sugar plantation in Apopa, San Salvador, El Salvador. Sex: Female. Age: Between 17 and 18 years old. Time of disappearance: not available. EPA/FRED RAMOS / HO ( THE NETHERLANDS WORLD PRESS PHOTO )

This picture by US photographer Steve Winter, National Geographic won 1st Prize in Nature Stories category of the 57th World Press Photo Contest, it was announced by the organizers in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 14 February 2014. It shows a cougar walking a trail in Los Angeles Griffith Park is captured by a camera trap. To reach the park, which has been the cougar's home for the last two years, it had to cross two of the busiest highways in the US. EPA/STEVE WINTER / NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ( THE NETHERLANDS WORLD PRESS PHOTO )

This picture 'Ich bin Waldviertel' by Dutch photographer Carla Kogelman won 1st Prize in People Observed Portraits Stories category of the 57th World Press Photo Contest, it was announced by the organizers in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 14 February 2014. It shows Hannah and Alena, two sisters living in the rural village of Merkenbrechts, Austria. EPA/CARLA KOGELMAN / HO ( THE NETHERLANDS WORLD PRESS PHOTO )

This picture by German photographer Markus Schreiber, The Associated Press (AP) won 1st Prize in People Observed Portraits Singles category of the 57th World Press Photo Contest, it was announced by the organizers in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 14 February 2014. It shows a woman reacting in disappointment after access to see former South Africa President Nelson Mandela was closed on the third and final days of his casket lying in state, outside Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa. EPA/MARKUS SCHREIBER / AP ( THE NETHERLANDS WORLD PRESS PHOTO )

This picture by Mexican photographer Christopher Vanegas, La Vanguardia / El Guardian, won 3rd Prize in Contemporary Issues Singles category of the 57th World Press Photo Contest, it was announced by the organizers in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 14 February 2014. It shows victims of organized crime, in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico. EPA/CHRISTOPHER VANEGAS / GUARDIAN ( THE NETHERLANDS WORLD PRESS PHOTO )

This picture by French photographer Denis Dailleux, Agence Vu won 2nd Prize in People Staged Portraits Stories category of the 57th World Press Photo Contest, it was announced by the organizers in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 14 February 2014. It shows Ali and his mother in Cairo, Eypt. EPA/DENIS DAILLEUX / AGENCE VU ( THE NETHERLANDS WORLD PRESS PHOTO )

This picture by South African photographer Brent Stirton, Getty Images won 1st Prize in People Staged Portraits Singles category of the 57th World Press Photo Contest, it was announced by the organizers in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 14 February 2014. It shows a group of blind albino boys photographed in their boarding room at the Vivekananda mission school for the blind in West Bengal, India. EPA/BRENT STIRTON / GETTY IMAGES ( THE NETHERLANDS WORLD PRESS PHOTO )